[WikiEN-l] Top-posting (was Re: Offline submissions?)

[Daniel R. Tobias]

On 5 Jul 2006 at 10:13, "Steve Bennett" <stevagewp at gmail.com> wrote:

> To bottom post in gmail:
> 
> 1. Press reply.
> 2. Delete the space above the words "On xxx, yyy wrote:"
> 3. Press ctrl+end.
> 4. Type your message.

It's better to move through the original message trimming out parts 
that aren't relevant, and then inserting your replies inline, rather 
than just jumping to the end and bottom-posting under a fullquote.  
To this end, starting the cursor at the top is actually the sensible 
thing, though it shouldn't be done with a space left at the top as 
Gmail does it.

> But, really, be strong, be brave, resist the temptation. Stand up to
> the bullies. There's actually nothing objectively wrong with
> top-posting except that the "old-timers" don't like it.

Personally, I think top-posters should be executed by lethal 
injection (or perhaps an alternate means such as a firing squad), but 
unfortunately the laws of some countries block this sensible 
proposal.

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